Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Michael Brand, to step down

"Record visitation to the expanded art museum surpassed two million in the first year of operation, placing the Art Gallery among the world's top 30 most-visited art museums."

"A scholar of Indian and Islamic art, architecture and landscape design, Dr Brand has been a member of the Bizot Group of International Art Museum Directors since 2005."

"David Gonski praised Brand's ambition and vision to create a globally significant art museum in Sydney, highlighting the impact of the Sydney Modern project."

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